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ArticleVeterinary sciences2025

Validating Sperm Concentration in Rabbit Cryopreservation Protocol: Implications for Fertility, Litter Size, and Offspring Growth.

Michele Di Iorio, Giusy Rusco, Fabrizio Lauriola, Emanuele Antenucci, Alessandra Roncarati, Silvia Cerolini, Michele Schiavitto, Nicolaia Iaffaldano

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Michele Di IorioDepartment of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Via De Sanctis snc, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7454-4970
Giusy RuscoDepartment of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Via De Sanctis snc, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8300-9286
Fabrizio LauriolaDepartment of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Via De Sanctis snc, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-5518-2613
Emanuele AntenucciDepartment of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Via De Sanctis snc, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.
Alessandra RoncaratiSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Circonvallazione 93/95, 62024 Matelica, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8926-3362
Silvia CeroliniDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Milan, Via dell'Università 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5625-0357
Michele SchiavittoItalian Rabbit Breeders Association (ANCI-AIA), Volturara Appula, 71030 Foggia, Italy.
Nicolaia IaffaldanoDepartment of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Via De Sanctis snc, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9680-1264

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Ministero dell'agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste DISR 07-prot. N. 0120987 of 12 March 2021
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Abstract

The cryopreservation of rabbit semen is a valuable strategy for genetic resource preservation and efficient artificial insemination, but outcomes remain inconsistent, partly due to variations in sperm concentration per dose. This study aimed to evaluate the in vivo effects of different sperm concentrations (15, 25, 35, 55, and 75 million per straw) on fertility, prolificacy, and offspring growth in nulliparous and multiparous does. A total of 384 rabbit females were inseminated using frozen-thawed semen, and their reproductive performance was compared with fresh semen. Fertility and kindling rates varied with sperm concentration and parity: nulliparous does showed the highest fertility at 15 million sperm/straw (84.4%), while multiparous does reached peak values at 25-55 million/straw (78.1-81.3%). Litter size and live-born kits were consistently higher in multiparous than in nulliparous does. Offspring body weight at 19 and 60 days was influenced by both sperm concentration and maternal parity, with better growth generally observed in multiparous groups. Weaning success remained high across all groups. Our results indicate that sperm concentrations ranging from 15 to 35 × 10

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cryopreservation protocolfertilityin vivo assessmentpostnatal developmentrabbit spermatozoa

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PMCPMC12299526

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